Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Youth and the Continuity of Religious Traditions
Section One: National and International Overviews
Looking for God: Religious Indifference in Perspective
Journeys of Faith: Meeting the Challenges in Twenty- First-Century America
Section Two: Three Recent National Studies
Is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism the New Religion of American Youth? Implications for the Challenge of Religious Socialization and Reproduction
The ''Interior'' Lives of American College Students: Preliminary Findings from a National Study
Congregations That Get It: Understanding Religious Identities in the Next Generation
Section Three: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Jews
BJ: A Portrait of a Revitalized Synagogue
Current Expressions of American Jewish Identity: An Analysis of 114 Teenagers
Section Four: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Christians
A Spiritual Crossroads of Europe: The Taizé Community's Adventure with the Young
Religious Identity and Belonging Amidst Diversity and Pluralism: Challenges and Opportunities for Church and Theology
Section Five: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Muslims
Identity and Community in a New Generation: The Muslim Community in the Early Seventh Century and Today
Making Safe Space for Questioning for Young American Muslims
Second-Generation Muslim Immigrants in Detroit Mosques: The Second Generation's Search for Their Place and Identity in the American Mosque
Section Six: Two Evaluations of the Research
The Leisure of Worship and the Worship of Leisure
Teach Your Children Well: Closing Observations on Constructing Religious Identity in the Next Generation
Notes
Contributors
Index